Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
Like all satisfying theater, ‘Betrayal’ leaves us pondering big-ticket questions. What exactly constitutes “betrayal?” Is it an action? An omission? Is it knowing about the act and saying nothing? Does a betrayer owe loyalty to their co-conspirator or to their partner or to neither? Can only lovers suffer and commit betrayal, or does it extend to strangers?
Buyer & Cellar, Written by Jonathan Tolins. Directed by Daniel Bourque. Presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston at Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave. in Boston through August 1. All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can. By Mike Hoban At the outset of Hub Theatre’s excellent one-man play, Buyer & Cellar, actor Alex More (Victor Shopov) cautions the…
Lanes Coven’s production is full of fun, laughter, and heart. There’s also a deep feeling of sincerity in their choice to emphasize the characters escaping a tyrannical leader and finding comfort in the woods (just like the audience that came to see the show).
Burkovskiy and Khamalova are Moscow-trained but living abroad, Burkovskiy in New York and Khamalova in Latvia…As actors having to convey deep fear, they are utterly fearless in their performances.
